Prime Minister Mark Carney stumped for Canada on a last-ditch tour Thursday, urging supporters to not only vote to stay in Confederation but to also reject nine other Alberta referendum questions put on the ballot by Premier Danielle Smith.
“It’s time for us to come together, stand up for ourselves and take care of each other,” Carney told the cheering crowd at a city park.
“(Say) no to the nine.”
Carney and other politicians are converging in the province to rally support for Canada – and to urge pro-Canada voters to make sure to mark their ballots on referendum day Monday.
Earlier Thursday, he was met by supporters at a restaurant in the northeast. He was later given a bouquet of flowers by staff and posed for photos.
Many wore small red and white Canadian flags in their shirt pockets.
“I like the red,” Carney said as he shook hands.
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One woman said: “It’s for you.”
“It’s for us. It’s all for Canada,” replied Carney.
Carney, asked about his message for Albertans, said if people are decided than they need to get out and vote.
“Polls don’t vote. People do,” Carney said.
“For those who are undecided, it’s hard to think of a worse time for a referendum or a better time for the province. The world is dangerously divided,” he said.
Premier Smith has put 10 questions on Monday’s referendum, with the key one asking if Alberta should stay in Canada or hold a second, binding vote on quitting the country.
The other nine questions deal with proposals Smith has put forward for immigration and constitutional reform.
Later Thursday, Carney was set to join former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk at a rally for his Forever Canadian group, which has been campaigning to keep the province in Confederation.
On Friday he’ll be at a similar rally in Edmonton.
Smith is scheduled to headline a United Conservative Party fundraiser also in Calgary Thursday night.
She has kept a comparatively low profile in the last week, but will speak Friday in Calgary alongside other Conservative heavyweights, including federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.
Earlier this week, Smith uploaded a video announcing she had voted to stay in Canada while urging Albertans to vote yes to the other nine questions.
Smith says a yes for Canada and a yes vote to the other nine questions gives her the leverage she needs to fight for Alberta within a united Canada.
The other nine questions focus on giving Alberta more power over immigration while also erecting restrictions, and perhaps fees, for some who come here and want to access health care, education and other social services.
Smith says immigration costs are prohibitively expensive but critics call them an anti-immigrant dog whistle.
The other questions ask for Albertans’ blessing for the province to work with other provinces to change the Constitution, wrest power from Ottawa and abolish the Senate.
Separate ALBERTA! You’ll be thankful! Large oil and gas reserves, educated workforce, very strong work ethic! Don’t look back, new start, new beginnings! You have potential to be an economic powerhouse, gas, AI, education, nuclear power plants! You have it ALL! DREAM BIG ALBERTA! DON’T WORRY, YOU’LL BE HAPPIER!Get it done! Happy days!😊
@normal cunadian, keep scking carnholes shriveled weiner maggot, then your dad, uncle, grandpa
Canada is wonderful says Carney as he meets with non Canadians. He is interfering in an Alberta election but that’s ok. What a loser.
Guys guys guys. Don’t waste your time arguing with a conservative/ Albertan . They can’t read or write what your saying. Save your energy. If you can ….maybe send a picture?!
I see as much as media is filling the pages with Carney this ,Carney that, just like they did as Trudeau began his slide, they are allowing ALL the assholes on here to say whatever they wany as well. To bicker, to attack and to be general c*nts. Just like when Trudeau was about to be booted. Carney is a fraud and so are the Liberals. Anyone who supports them is an enemy to Canada and the flag. They sully every drop of blood spilled to keep this country free!
David Best go fist f*** your mothers azz
PS. screw the seperatist. United Canada is where it’s at.
Anonymous the village idiot has been very active in his rants the past so many hours. ANGRY that he is a dolt and can’t keep up with Ben’s intelligent posts.
DIVIDE THE THREE WESTERN PRIARIE PROVINCES, BC AND THE TERRITORIES AS THE UNION OF WESTERN CANADA.
WITH THE CAPITAL ASTRIDE THE SASKATCHEWAN ALBERTA BORDER, COMPLETELE ISOLTAED FROM OTTAWA, AND WE HAVE A VERY STRONG BODY OF INFLUENCE
I’M 9O+ DISABLED, TOTALLY DEAF, VISUALLY CHALLENGED.
I WANT TO VOTE, 8 YES, 2 NO, BUT NO HELP AVAILABLE
I will never ever never associate with a piece of dog shat liberal! Never! Nothing but HATRED for you!
You carnhole swallowers are a facking embarrassment!
You facks should check into MAID, you’re an embarrassment for going to see carnhole, facking embarrassment!
A warm welcome as they bend over and grab thair knees . A warm hole for carney
These were paid supporters and they kept people of opposing views away with security
I bet I you carnhole lovers anus was twice the size when you saw carnhole
Tax money disappears with government. Period. Always has always will. It’s the system. They also print money like there’s no tomorrow. None of this is real anymore. And certainly a Conservative won’t ride in on his/ her white horse ( or ostrich) to save the day.
@Ben
October 15, 2026 at 8:10 pm
100%!! Well said
@Ben
October 15, 2026 at 6:10 pm
“It’s strange how the some conservatives ignore facts reported by the media and confirmed by people on the ground. Do they have any loyalty to Canada at all?”
What facts are we ignoring?
Wow. Carney came to Alberta – I guess I was wrong about him.
@Ben 810 pm or Anonymous. A poor imitation of the real Ben. So pissed that you can’t match his intelligence huh? Pathetically jealous and immature.
The “it’s a global problem” is such a cop-out reason to blame our issues on. It’s the classic “oh well it could be worse” or “oh well it’s happening elsewhere” lazy rebuttal. Once again, the ones that whip this line out I believe are the ones that are anti-Canadian. The Canada I remember are people striving for the best. Now we sit around and keyboard warrior against the very people who are trying to do (or at least vocalize it and push back to be better) because we’ve accepted the status quo. Embarrassing.
And why do we 9 billion people? What policy irresponsibly increased that? And it isn’t running from the problem – it’s a bargaining chip that the population is serious and wants accountability. Not sure about you, but my taxes continue to go up and services are going down. So where is our tax money going?
First of all it’s a global problem. Second of all that’s when we had 1.5 billion people not nearly 9 billion. And 3rd running from the issues won’t solve a thing.
The people not wrapping their heads around this vote are simpletons. Voting “yes” to separating doesn’t start the process – it brings leverage so we can start getting a better deal from Ottawa that will help everyone here. And for the ones thinking separatists are selfish or “anti-Canadian”, I would argue they’re the opposite. They remember the Canada that once was, when healthcare had quality, crime was non-existent, life was affordable, and infrastructure was pristine. Now, it’s the furthest from that. We want Canada to be the powerhouse it once used to be, and the ones ignoring that and accepting the status quo, I would say, are actually the “Anti-Canadian” ones.
Commenter below go sck carnholes azz out you POS fcktarder dcktaster
@ben ….they also believe elvis is still alive.
@ ben …..conservatives/ Albertans have no loyalty period. Not to themselves….not to the country. Me,me, me and more me. It’s the most basic of thought processes. As simpleton as it gets.
Cannot understand saying NO to the nine. Like people actually want foreigners to vote, to get free health care, free education, then when they are done with Canada go back to their own countries?
No Canada pin on his suit. He hates Canada.
Ben you are one stupid goof! The federal and provincial governments provide hundreds of millions of dollars in financial support to the broader media sector through programs like the Journalism Labour Tax Credit, the Local Journalism Initiative, and the Canada Media Fund
i see this i think 25.5 billion to Ukraine and 100 million to Palestine of my tax money handed a way for free, packed hospital with immigrant staff , homeless encampments every place . no jobs high inflation and the one chance Alberta has to dumb this idiot he shows up , he should have invited Zelensky with him to interfere with this election CANREY CAN GO RIGHT TO HELL
@ CarneyAintaThatPopular – “liberal only attendees”
These functions are open to everyone. Unlike the CPC leadership convention which limited attendance to Poilievere supporters or Smith’s Alberta Next tour events which were stacked with UCP supporters.
Projecting the Conservatives’ bad behavior onto the Liberals does not make it true.
It’s strange how the some conservatives ignore facts reported by the media and confirmed by people on the ground. Do they have any loyalty to Canada at all?
Another photoop of liberal only attendees so you can say friendly? Carney’s security was extensive, i’m sure. Promises ain’t pipelines and the next time the vote happens what do yiu think the conclusion is if mr. Dithers didn’t deliver?
All his reetarded swallowers on their knees drooling trying to get at his shriveled weiner
I’d bet these goofy liberals didn’t even read the questions. Why would you not support giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities in Alberta? Also, having to provide proof of citizenship to vote. imagine. What a craaaaaazy concept ..
Interfering in elections of alberta what a pos